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枝 means 'branch'

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Strokes : 8    Frequency: 1071   JLPT: N2    Usefulness: 4    Study set: 4-14    Grade: 5   Intermediate lesson: 48    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 39 words   Used in 76 words   Used in 2399 names   Not used as a component
Jōyō (常用)
On
   シ
Kun
   えだ branch
Name    え   ぐさ
⿰   tree   support  
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 枝 is used 2 times, read 2 ways.
Across all words in Japanese, 枝 is used 72 times, read 2 ways (with 2 variations).
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シ : 33 words FIND ALL
0 1
1. leaves and branches; foliage
2. unimportant details; inessentials; side issues  (see also: 枝葉末節; esp. しよう)
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シ (read as じ) : 5 words FIND ALL
3
noun
toothpick
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えだ : 33 words FIND ALL
0
noun
branch; bow; bough; twig; limb
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え: 1 word. FIND ALL
noun
upper branches of a tree  (see also: 下枝)
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An additional 4 less common words include 枝 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
Henshall: 719 (originally: 1315)  Joy o' Kanji : 1315  Key to Kanji: 421 

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シ   えだ branch   
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シ   ささえる to support   
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ジュウ   ジッ   と    とお ten   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
stick   
また again   
モク   ボク   き    こ- tree   
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ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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ジン   ニン   ひと person   
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